Aw, I hate it when they leave!

14th August 2015

Another
Friday, another fantastic group of children waving goodbye to us as they head
home. We've had such a brilliant week
with the Siblings Group from Claire House Hospice, they were such an
inspiration.

Dealing with life-limiting or terminal illness within your
family is difficult, imagine doing this when you're 9.

As much as Mum & Dad try to absorb the practical and
emotional impact of having a seriously ill child in the family, it's inevitable
that siblings are affected....trying to concentrate at school when you're
exhausted after being woken up by an emergency in the night...feeling excluded
from conversations with friends about sleep overs because they're out of the
question...trying your best to help your Mum & Dad to look after your ill
sibling, or worse - to deal with the loss of your brother or sister. It's such a lot to deal with and we were honoured
to lend a helping hand this week by giving these amazing children a break here
at CAFT.

A week when all that is miles away, and all you have to do
is have fun & play, laugh & shout...and relax. A week with children your age who know
EXACTLY what your life is like, who don't think it's 'weird' that they can't
come over to play in your house, who you can talk to. A week when you will make friends for life
& gather memories which will stay with you forever.

Here are a few photos of this week's holiday. As you can see, a fantastic time was had by
all. Bye bye Claire House, it's been
fun!